Orange Street Music Club s1

Canterbury Festival

19 OCTOBER – 2 NOVEMBER 2013 Kent’s International Arts Festival www.canterburyfestival.co.uk

BUSINESS MANAGER

APPLICATION PROCESS

Thank you for your interest in the role of Business Manager.

If you would like to apply for the position, please read the Job Description & Person Specification. Please then complete the following application form and return it with an up-to-date CV and a covering letter that explains why you are applying for the position and how your experience and expertise fits the role.

We strongly encourage you also to complete and return the diversity monitoring information which makes up the last page of this document. All information given to us on a monitoring form will be separated from the application documents on receipt and will be held anonymously for monitoring purposes only.

For an informal discussion about the role please call Rosie Turner, Festival Director, on 01227 452853.

Once you have completed your application documents, please return them to:

Kerry Barber Canterbury Festival 8 Orange Street Canterbury Kent CT1 2JA

We would prefer signed, hard copies of application documents but applications can be emailed to:

[email protected]

Deadline for applications: 5pm Thursday 30 May 2013 Interviews will be held on Wednesday 19 June 2013

We will respond to all applications as quickly as we can. BUSINESS MANAGER APPLICATION FORM

APPLICANT DETAILS Name:

Address: Contact numbers:

Email address:

Are you legally eligible for employment in the UK? Yes / No

How did you hear about this vacancy?

CURRENT OR MOST RECENT EMPLOYMENT Position: Employer: Salary:

AVAILABILITY When is the earliest you could take up a new position?

COVERING LETTER AND CV

Please include a covering letter with your application detailing why you are applying for the position and how your experience and expertise fits the role, along with an up to date CV which explains any gaps in employment.

Covering letter enclosed □ CV enclosed □

VERIFICATION

Please sign and date below to indicate that you are providing full and accurate information in your application, including this form, your covering letter, your CV and any subsequent interview.

Signature: Date:

(FOR OFFICE USE ONLY) DATE RECEIVED: DATE OF INITIAL RESPONSE: Please answer the following four sections using no more than half a side of A4 per answer:

1. RELEVANT EXPERIENCE A key feature of the role is the financial management of the Festival, including the production of its Financial Statements for external inspection. What relevant experience would you bring to help manage the Festival’s financial affairs?

2. ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS The post requires excellent administrative skills and attention to detail. Please give an example from your recent experience of your skills in administering a project from start to finish. 3. PEOPLE MANAGEMENT The postholder is the line manager of an Administrator and approximately 60 volunteers. Please give an example of your experience in managing individuals, or detail any skills you possess which might be relevant, and outline the differences in managing staff and volunteers.

4. ARTS/FESTIVALS INTEREST The job also calls for the postholder to contribute to the delivery of its events in a range of venues. Please describe any live event experience you may have or any additional skills or interests you possess which might be relevant. 5. SOFTWARE SKILLS

Please indicate which of the following levels apply to you for each of the software packages listed below:

Formally Formally Learned Learned on Formally Have Not trained trained and on the the job, and trained looked familiar and use use it job, and use it but have at it it occasionally use it occasionally not used but not regularly regularly it yet yet used it Word

Access

Outlook

PowerPoint

Sage Instant Accounts or similar

Sage Instant Payroll or similar

Other software Please list:

Thank you very much for filling out this form, and for returning it with your covering letter and CV.

The final page of this document is our diversity monitoring form. It would be very helpful if you could complete and return it, but it is not a required part of the application process. The form will be separated from your application on receipt, and held anonymously for monitoring purposes only. BUSINESS MANAGER

RECRUITMENT DIVERSITY MONITORING FORM

This form is not a required part of the application process. This page will be separated from your application on receipt, and the information stored anonymously for monitoring purposes to help us track our performance in attracting applications from all sectors of the community.

HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THIS POST?

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